Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-01
HARD ON FARMERS.
The Fertilizers Propose to Infiict Grevious
Burdens ON Georgian.


Burdens ON Georgian.
ATLANTA, GA, Dec. 3l.-Lively times
are in store for the farmers of Georges,
who are about to be placed under the ban
by the Fertilizer exchange of Baltimore.
MIR. Brady introduced bill in the house
to provide for pleading and proving
failure of consideration OF any promis-
sorry note, or other Instrument
in writing, given for commercial
fertilizers, euanos, or manures. 1t was
read the first time, and then laid over un-
til the summer session. Three hundred
copies were ordered printed for the use
of the house One of these copies fell
into the hands Of guano dealer, and was
sent by him to Mr.. Robert Ober, presi-
dent of the Baltimore Fertilizers e2-
change. The bill provides:
That any purchaser OF commercial fer
tilizers, guanos or manures, who shall
give q promissory note, or any other in
strument in writing, for the same, may
plead and prove when sued in any court
in this state a failure OF consideration
of said instrument when said fertilizers,
guanos or msnures have proven worth
less, or of no practical value. That no
waiver of warranty or any other waiver,
promise, agreement, condition or under
taking expressed in any promissory note
or other instrument in writing giv~n for
commercial fertilizers, gusnOs or ma
nures shall defeat the right of the msker
thereof to plead and prove failure of
the consideration Of the same. That no
transfer of any promisso-y note CT otherin-
strument in writing, given for CONNER
cal fertilizers, guanos or maDures. to
sr1y person claiming TO be an innocent
purchaser without, or holding the same
under any contract or agreement, shall
defpat the right of the maker thereof to
plead or prove failure of the considera-
tion of the same.
When Mr.. ODER read the bill he at once
came to Georgia aud cslled on Gov. Cor
don and urged him not to sign the bill
should the general assembly pass it.
Gov. Gordon refused to commit himself
in advance of the action Of the general
assembly. Within the last few days it
has developed that dealers in euano
in all parts OF the state and out of it are
bitterly opposed TO the hill. They de-
clare that it will simply ford 'oophole
by which dishonest purchasers may es
cape paying for whatever fertilizers they
may buy. They Insist that the fertilizers
sold by them are not worthle, s, but should
purchaser swear to the contrary, there
would be little or no means of establish
ing their worth. Mr.. Uber says that if the
bill becomes law. all dealers in guano
will be driven out Of the state. He says
further, that they will refuse to sell to
anybody excerpt for cash. 1t is we'll
known that, as a rule, farmers buy fertil-
izers on credit. The majority of them
are unable to do otherwise. 1t they are
compelled to pay cash they either cannot
buy or will be forced to reduce the qu4n-
tity used. In any event they will suffer
serious inconvenience. 1t is likely that
another complication will result. It is
intimeted that dealers in guano will not
wait 70 see whether the general assembly
will pass it, but they will take no risks,
and will refuse to sell next spring unless
for cash. If the dealers should pursue
this course, there will be e wonderful
revolution in the methods of Georgia
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